I Never Expected This To Happen

Call me Yony!

[yolomoncompany]

Did anyone else dislike the “Solomon Company was behind everything” ending? I find that it undermines everything that the characters fought for up until the reveal. Also it’s boring.

I can accept that the Solomon Company has eyes and ears everywhere and decided to stick their nose in Baby Beel’s business to try and take advantage of the situation. But I don’t accept that they created the entire road map for the plot.

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As much as I like an Oga getting flustered over his feelings for Furuichi, I can also see him quietly waiting for Furuichi to make the first move.

Oga is the type of person who shows his feelings through actions, but he’s also the type who won’t take action if he feels it won’t result in anything. Furuichi is very outspoken about liking girls so I can see Oga interpreting that as Furuichi having zero interest in him and therefore there’s no point in Oga making his feelings known.

But in doing so, he also comes across as having zero interest and since Oga is very squeamish about romance, Furuichi would probably avoid making the first move so as not to make Oga uncomfortable and drive him away.

[yolomoncompany]

I am very curious as to how Oga would handle having a daughter. He would probably shove all the feminine stuff onto Hilda to deal with. I can also see him referencing Kunieda as a role model.

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Ogafuru Week: Day 2: Confess, Or I Will

Note: Big thank you to sweetgums for beta-ing <3 

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[thebibi]

Got any Ogafuru headcannons to share? I'm trying to finish a fic (I haven't updated in like a year whoopssss) but I've gotten stuck!!! I need shipping sustenance!! (If it's not too much trouble please and thank you)

Wow, thank you for sending me this! I’m going through my blog now and remembering all the good times we had when Beelzebub was running. T_T

Some headcanons:

-Oga always enjoys Furuichi’s company, even when he’s being super cowardly and hiding behind the bushes during a fight.  But when Furuichi using his Behemoth pillar squad contract and fights along side him, it just feels right.

-In the same vein, Oga will declare a fight with Furuichi for no reason other than to test his strength against Furuichi’s demon contract powers. Initially Furuichi will whine and try to lose deliberately, but somehow they always end in a draw.

-Oga doesn’t believe in dating, but if Furuichi decides he wants to take him out somewhere nice to eat and catch a movie, that’s fine too (especially fine if Furuichi pays).

-When Furuichi finally agrees to spend Christmas Eve with Oga, it’s very jarring because all Oga wants to do is hit all the stereotypical romantic things they advertise you do. Like order fried chicken, get each other gifts, get a cake just for the two of them. It’s the most out of character thing for Oga to want. Even though its so crazy, he finds it too endearing to ask him why. It’s the closest thing to a love confession he’s ever going to get, anyway.

Sorry if I seem a little rusty…but I still really like them. I hope they aren’t causing too much trouble in university, or wherever they are!

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Can we all add on our old headcanons?

* Oga falls for Furuichi first but he doesn’t understand that what he’s feeling is a crush and not best friendship

* furuichi has plucked Oga’s brows at least once in their lifetime

* Furuichi and Oga always take turns picking up the kids from daycare. The teachers there are 99.9% sure that they’re dating and keep making hints about it “I’m sure your dads, um, dad can help you with that” (Oga stares blankly not willing to confirm or deny)

*Furuichi loses it when Oga shows up wearing a shirt that has the word Daddy on it.

“You can’t wear that!!” “I’m a dad tho so what’s the problem?” “YOU DENSE MOTHERFRICKER”

* Oga holds furuichi’s hand when they’re crossing the street out of habit. Furuichi makes a scene but discovers that he actually likes holding hands

* Furuichi jumps at the chance to pick out outfits for Oga and the kids.

* Furuichi’s social media is like 30% selfies and 70% Oga

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I feel like a little kid asking “why” nonstop.

But why? Why is Oga considered evil when he’s a very loving parent and goes out of his way to help the people he cares about?

Why did two out of three Furuichi’s refuse to return? “Well you know… I just don’t like this.” But WHY???!!????

[moonlaa]

I'll never get tired of saying that Oga is a very unique character

[dannyurl]

Literally the same chapter

[yolomoncompany]

Oga is not actually that evil. He’s definitely selfish and arrogant and takes pleasure in beating the snot out of people, but he’s also a very caring person (in his own way). He doesn’t toss Shiroyama out the window, he breaks his promise to never fight again in order to rescue Furuichi (and Hilda sorta), he doesn’t take advantage of Kunieda, and he fights honourably against Tojou.

Beelzebub starts with Hilda saying that Baby Beel will only be attracted to someone strong and evil, and that Beel doesn’t actually care for her, he just reacts based on Oga’s emotions. But this is clearly not true and I wish this concept had been explored more.

Contracts and rituals and super important to demons. Some demons, like Hilda, were born with a specific purpose in mind and that becomes their entire reason for living. But we also know that demons can grow beyond their intended purpose because throughout the series Hilda starts developing a stronger sense of self which is really interesting in relation to Beel’s mother who encouraged Hilda to express herself more by giving Hilda a necklace.

In order to gain a better understanding of demon-human relationships (whether it’s contract, possession, spell masters, family, romance) the demon world needs to be more developed. What role does the concept of “evil” play in demon society? Is it actually necessary for demon development?

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Why cray-fishing?

The Pillar Squad were cray-fishing when Oga was looking for a solution to Hilda’s amnesia. The Pillar Squad were also the ones to provide a solution.

Therefore, cray-fishing will lead to a solution for the three Furuichi’s.

It’s brilliant.

[yolomoncompany]

a manga-like scenario, huh?

okay then

[yolomoncompany]

Reading through Beelzebub again and I just realized; Oga gives up quite easily when it comes to relationship stuff. It makes sense given his past. Nobody was willing to stay by his side until he met Furuichi, and although he learned to open up to others through that friendship, he still seems to anticipate and fear rejection. So he pushes people away, or, if he gets into a conflict, he lets the other person leave him instead of trying to resolve the problem. He gives up.

In contrast, Furuichi never seems to give up on his relationships, no matter how much it hurts him. He refused to give up on Oga, and he kept trying to connect with his classmates even though they were constantly calling him names and picking on him.

One incident that really stands out to me is when Beel got a fever and stuck to Tojou. Chapter 26, Oga sees Beel on Tojou’s back and starts panicking. Instead of trying to figure out what’s going on, he tries to leave. Furuichi is the one who stops Oga and starts asking questions to get some answers.

No wonder Oga considers Furuichi to be one of the strongest people he knows. Where Oga falters, Furuichi remains unwavering. Or so it seemed. Because keeping an open heart to others means leaving yourself open to getting hurt. And Furuichi gets hurt to the point of not caring if he dies.  

[yolomoncompany]

So. My laptop suddenly died and I lost everything I’ve been working on.

Excuse me whilst I go cry

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Title: Same Soap

Series: Beelzebub

Characters: Oga, Tojou, Hilda, Beel

Summary: A small slice of life where Oga gets ditched.

He was late. Or maybe he had just forgotten. Either way, Oga found himself once again regretting that he had invited Tojou over to hang out. Except that he didn’t. Tojou was the one who insisted on coming over. Tojou was the one who wanted Beel to try on all the little outfits he had made after getting enthralled with the world of knitting. And it was Tojou who had left Oga sitting and waiting and waiting and w a i t i n g –!

“Screw this…” Oga muttered darkly. If Tojou wasn’t going to show, then he had more important things he could be doing right now. Like beating the boss level on his new video game (courtesy of Furuichi’s game shelf) for instance.

         A small part of him, the part that had prepared snacks and tidied up his room, was perhaps just a little bit disappointed that Tojou never showed up. For the longest time, Furuichi was the only friend he had who would come over and play. Unless you counted Miki, but Oga tried not to think about that whole awkwardness anymore.

         And then he met Beel. And Hilda. And Kanzaki, Himekawa, Kunieda… Just when exactly did his social circle grow so large? His child self would never believe how drastically his life would change in the future. Oga glanced over to Beel who was chewing on demon crackers (like animal crackers, but with demon shapes) in his high chair.

         “This is all your fault,” he said.

         “Adah?” Not entirely sure what he was being blamed for, Beel offered up a soggy cracker.

         “No thanks. You eat it.”

         Without hesitation, Beel stuffed the remains of what Oga guessed to be an ak-baba in his mouth and resumed chewing.

Beel’s physical development was certainly a lot slower than any human’s was. As far as Oga knew, human two-year-olds no longer relied on milk as their main source of food. Beel, on the other hand, was only starting to fully transition into solids. And it didn’t help that Hilda was so particular about what Beel could and could not eat.

Crackers, yes. Cookies, no. Apples, yes. Oranges, no. Croquettes, yes. Corndogs, no. Her reasoning varied from, “too much sugar is bad for his teeth”, to, “it is a sacred demon world ritual to take the first bite of whatever under the light of the blah, blah, blah”.

Basically, Beel’s feeding schedule was Hilda’s responsibility.

Or rather, it was supposed to be. Today Hilda had been far too entranced by her favourite television series to helicopter over Beel during his snack time. It was the perfect moment for Oga to feed Beel whatever the hell he wanted, but he opted for Hilda-approved crackers instead.

It had absolutely nothing to do with wanting to avoid a scene with Hilda when Tojou arrived and everything to do with wanting to finish up the box of crackers as soon as possible so his family would stop asking him what the shapes were supposed to be.

They were about a quarter of the way through the box and at this point Oga was strongly considering eating the crackers himself to be rid of them faster. Hilda was still glued to the television, so Oga grabbed a handful and crammed them all into his mouth at once.

His mouth was dry. Absolutely, 100% completely dry. It had to be because of the demon crackers. Chewing was nearly impossible, but he was far too committed to just spit them out now. A glass of water –make that milk— and these crackers were history.

He stood up at exactly the same time the doorbell rang.

Looks like Tojou decided to make an appearance after all.

Goddamn him.

His parents weren’t home, Hilda was too engrossed with her shows to move, but maybe Misaki…?

“Tatsumi! Get the door!” his sister yelled from the top of the house.

Goddamn her.

The kitchen faucet. He could dip his head under for just enough water to swallow before answering the door. Yes, good plan.

Unfortunately, with his mouth already full of cracker, there was very little room for any water to get in. Most of it ended up dribbling down his face while taking a small trail of crumbs with it. But eventually, the crackers started to soften enough for him to –

“Hey, Oga! The door was unlocked so I let myself in!”

Upon the sudden appearance of Tojou, Oga spat out the entire conglomerate of cracker and water onto his face and into the sink. Then, because the tap was still running into his mouth, he choked into a coughing fit and smacked his forehead on the faucet while attempting to stand upright again.

“Whoa, you alright there?” Tojou asked. He set down four large plastic bags beside Beel’s high chair and started to walk over. Oga held up a hand.

“F-fine!” he coughed. “I’m fine! Just, just take Beel with you over to Hilda in the living room. I’ll join in a sec.”

“Oh, good call!” With a wide grin, Tojou swept Beel up in one hand and clutched all four plastics bags with the other. “Don’t want to leave Hilda out of the fashion show, do we Beel?”

Beel let out a delighted squeal, far too excited to even notice his father wasn’t following behind. It was the perfect opportunity for Oga to clean up both himself and the pile of goop mocking him from the sink. And all without Hilda –

“Those crackers are not for you.”

For the second time that day, Oga was startled into smacking his head on the faucet. He whirled around, rubbing at the bruise forming on his forehead, and came face to face with a cup of popcorn kernels.

Hilda thrust the cup into his hands.

“Bring the bowl out when it’s ready,” she said, and then left to reclaim her spot on the couch.

Oga hated playing errand boy –that was Furuichi’s job— but if it meant Hilda wouldn’t bring up his cracker debacle again, then a bowl of popcorn was a small price to pay.

“Here,” Oga said a few minutes later. “I got your—”

“Shhhhhhhhhh!!!” scolded Hilda and, to Oga’s astonishment, Tojou.

“Lord Syntax is about to propose to the governess!”

“I’ve been waiting for this moment all season!”

Wordlessly, Tojou snatched the popcorn bowl out of Oga’s hands, ate a quick mouthful, and then placed it in the middle of the couch where Hilda could reach.

“But what about…?” Oga tried again. He was once again silenced, however, since, much like the bags of hand-knitted outfits on the floor, Tojou had long since forgotten about him. Now, there was only the soap opera.

“Come on, Beel,” Oga muttered. He left Tojou, and the friend-snatcher, to finish their show in peace. There would be time for knitted onesies later. And there was… after one full week and once the soap opera marathon had finished.

All of the clothing fit Beel perfectly, even though only some of it actually looked good. But it was the only batch that Tojou ever brought over. He had dropped knitting as soon as he found out that he and Hilda obsessed over the same shows.

Which was just as well, since Beel still refused to wear clothing anyway.    

[yolomoncompany]

hey, I’m still here!

school got really stressful so I had to fall off the fandom train for a while. it just turned out to be a much longer while than I intended (whoops)

I’ve recently picked up writing again. I’m trying to increase the length of my chapters and I hope to churn out a few before school starts up again. I might also do a few short fics just to keep in the swing of things

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style change again

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I’m still crying over the lost story potential in Beelzebub. There is so much that could have been more fleshed out and developed and there are hints everywhere but nothing really tangible and aGH!!!

Like Kanzaki; he’s introduced as a leader type who rules through fear and violence rather than respect and deliberation. He comes across as self-entitled and juvenile with no real weight behind his claim to power. That is until it’s revealed that he was born into a leadership position and is expected to fulfill that role.

Imagine if he had a character arc that focused on those expectations. Imagine if we got to see the kind of pressure he was under to embody the identity that’s been projected onto him since birth. 

Because at the end of the story he does finally become a reliable and respectable leader. I adore Kanzaki’s character development, but the payoff would have been so much sweeter if he really had to struggle for it, if he had to learn to set his own standards for himself so he could reclaim and carve out his own identity instead of trying to be what others told him he was. Think of how that would change the quality and perception of not only his actions, but his relationships with others. Particularly Shiroyama, who is one of Kanzaki’s most loyal and steadfast followers. 

The setup is all there. The potential is there. Gimme the backstory and followup dammit!!!